Sustainability Science at Michigan State University

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a sustainability science school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sustainability science program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sustainability Science section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Sustainability Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Science
Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Michigan State Sustainability Science Rankings

The sustainability science major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sustainability Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sustainability science majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of sustainability science bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical sustainability science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sustainability science at Michigan State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State Sustainability Science Master’s Program

56% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability science each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sustainability science master's degree from Michigan State, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

If you plan to be a sustainability science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sustainability Studies	39

Careers That Sustainability Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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